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Jan 30, 2024

͹Ƶin the News: January 10 – 30

Here’s where ͹Ƶ was mentioned in the media and by news sources.

January 29

  • “͹Ƶstudent serves on Iowa Corn team” ()

“The 2023-24 Iowa Corn Collegiate Advisory Team is made up of 23 students across the state. Only three are freshmen. Stephen Leinen, a freshman at ͹Ƶ in Sioux Center, was selected to be a part of this year’s collegiate advisory team. Leinen was the only student selected from the N’West Iowa region, with two students out of Sioux City being the next closest.”

  • “If people go to Heaven immediately after death, was it cruel to bring Lazarus back to life?” ()

January 25

  • “͹Ƶ adds new online MBA program” ()

“͹Ƶ is expanding its higher education courses with a new MBA program. They will now be providing a Master of Business Administration that is 100 percent online.”

  • “͹Ƶ launches new online MBA program” ()

“͹Ƶ held a ribbon cutting Thursday morning to launch its Master’s in Business Administration program. The program is 100% online and is designed to equip those called to service in the for-profit and nonprofit sector with the tools of stewardship, servant leadership, and discernment needed to achieve success in business administration management and leadership roles.”

  • “͹Ƶ launches new online MBA program” ()

“͹Ƶ in Sioux Center held a ribbon cutting Thursday morning to launch its Master’s in Business Administration program. They tell us the program is 100% online and is designed to equip those called to service in the for-profit and nonprofit sector with the tools of stewardship, servant leadership, and discernment needed to achieve success in business administration management and leadership roles.”

January 24

  • "'They want us to win'; an inside look at the Iowa women's basketball gray squad" ()

“Isaac Prewitt is a great example of that. He was a 1,000-point scorer at Des Moines Christian and played for one season at NAIA ͹Ƶ before giving up competitive basketball and transferring to Iowa, where he wound up being a neighbor of Martin and former Hawkeye Monika Czinano.”

January 23

  • “͹Ƶ names Director of Athletics” ()

“Dr. Darin Keizer has been appointed Athletic Director at ͹Ƶ. Keizer previously served as Athletic Director at Southwest Christian High School in Chaska, Minnesota, since 2014.”

January 18

  • “Best Online Master’s in Educational Leadership Programs of 2024” ()

“These programs cover the latest developments in management and leadership theory, delving into school specifics and preparing graduates to lead teams of their fellow educators. They typically include fieldwork or other in-school experiences to help students meet requirements for initial administrator licensure in their home states. And many universities offer educational leadership master’s programs entirely online.”

  • “Blame Christians for Trump? Not so fast: Seven of ten in a theologically Reformed area did not vote for him” ()

“For several summers I taught at ͹Ƶ in northwest Iowa, and saw a rare sight in contemporary America: Shortly before 11 a.m. on Sundays, streets were full of people strolling to churches, including several thoroughly Reformed in theology. So, using a database on the Des Moines Register website, I checked to see how Republicans in the area surrounding ͹Ƶvoted in Monday’s caucuses.”

January 16

  • “Sioux County artist displays works at nature center” ()

“Art produced by the junior biology major at ͹Ƶ in Sioux Center is on display at Prairie Woods Nature Center in Oak Grove State Park near Hawarden through mid-January. The featured artworks were done in acrylic, watercolor, and pen and ink. There also are photographs on display.”

January 11

  • “͹Ƶraises $103 million, exceeds fundraising goal” ()

“͹Ƶ announced this week that it has raised more than $103 million in its "Planting for the Future" capital campaign, exceeding their goal of $90 million.”

January 10

  • “Collector donates six phonographs to Dordt” ()

“͹Ƶ professor Mark Volkers and antique phonograph collector Irvin Soule have never met face to face. It took a community to connect them.”


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